Celbridge Camera Club

Guest Speaker Paul Stanley on FIAP
2023-11-06 20:00 - 22:00 UTC | Slip Hall Celbridge
Dublin Camera Club’s Paul Stanley has been the FIAP Liaison Officer for Ireland for many years. He will tell us the ins and outs of FIAP distinctions.

Moving from ‘Grasshopper to becoming a Master’
2023-11-20 20:00 - 22:00 | Slip Hall Celbridge
Club member Colm Kavanagh will give a presentation that will explore the key elements that determine the title ‘Master of Photography’ that has been assigned to various famous photographers. Current international photography winners will also be explored to determine the key elements that elevate a photographer to a higher level of expertise and craftsmanship. We will explore the skills require, tips and bits of wisdom so that members can assess where they are on their journey to excellence and how to focus on key learning actions to improve their photography.
Time permitting, Colm will also facilitate a brainstorming session to collect some ideas of how people see the club and what their vision of the club will be like in the coming year. This is the first step in moving towards a taskforce direction.

Tina Claffey - The Macro World
2023-11-27 20:00 - 22:00 | Online
Tina Claffey will give a presentation on macro photography. Tina is a published author of two books of photography showcasing the flora and fauna of the unspoilt raised bogs and wet woodlands of the Irish midlands.
Not to be missed.
This presentation will be online via Zoom. However, the presentation will be projected in the Slip Hall also.

The Decisive Moment with Mike Browne
2023-12-04 20:00 - 22:00 | Online
This will be an online event, held via Zoom. Members may decide to join the call remotely, or view the call from the Slip Hall.
Mike Browne will give a presentation on The Decisive Moment.

Guest Speaker Paul Murtagh
2024-01-08 20:00 - 22:00 | Slip Hall Celbridge
Guest speaker Paul Murtagh will give a presentation on a trip to Jordan.

Guest Speaker - Emmanuelle Galisson
2024-01-15 20:00 - 22:00 | Slip Hall Celbridge
We are delighted to welcome Emmaunelle Galisson from Portlaoise Camara Club to present on Fine Art Portraiture.

The National Monuments Photo Archive
2024-01-29 20:00 - 22:00 | Slip Hall Celbridge
We are delighted to welcome guest speaker John Lalor who will tell us all about The National Monuments Photo Archive.

Audio Visual Night
2024-02-12 20:00 - 22:00 | Slip Hall Celbridge
Brendan O’Sullivan will show a number of audio visual sequences from the 40th Irish Photographic Federation Audio Visual Championship that was held in October 2023. The selection will include winning sequences and sequences entered by club members.

Guest Speaker Liam Haines
2024-02-26 20:00 - 22:00 | Slip Hall Celbridge
We are delighted to welcome Liam Haines to present at Celbridge Camera Club.
Liam is a member of Naomh Barróg Photo Society and a member of the East Leinster Audio Visual Group. Liam is also a seasoned traveller and combines his love of travel with his expertise in AV to create compelling audio visual sequences which have achieved success both nationally and internationally.

Presentation by club member Mark Sedgwick
2024-03-04 20:00 - 22:00 | Slip Hall Celbridge
We are delighted to have lifetime club member Mark Sedgwick talk about his photography. Mark is a long time member of this club and over the years he has given freely of his time and experience to members. He is an advanced photographer holding a FIPF and MFIAP distinctions. His experience in all things photographic is immense.

Tina Claffey - The Macro World
2024-04-08 20:00 - 22:00 | Online
We are delighted to welcome award winning photographer and published author Tina Claffey to the club to give a presentation on macro photography. Tina is a published author of two books of photography showcasing the flora and fauna of the un-spoilt raised bogs and wet woodlands of the Irish midlands.
Tina will present over Zoom and the members can join via Zoom or view the presentation in the Slip Hall.
Not to be missed.

Brendan Burke - Pet Photography
2024-04-15 20:00 - 22:00 | Slip Hall Celbridge
We are delighted to welcome award winning, Dublin based, photographer Brendan Burke who specialises in owner and dog portraits.
This promises to be a very enjoyable evening.

Richie Hatch - Architecture
2024-04-22 20:00 - 22:00 | Slip Hall Celbridge
We are delighted to welcome Richie Hatch to the club to speak about his architectural photography. Richie has been a member of Mid-Louth Camera Club for more than 15 years and has won many awards and accolades for his work. He is also a part-time professional architectural photographer.

The Great North American Eclipse 2024
2024-05-13 20:00 - 22:00 | Slip Hall Celbridge
Club members Michael Linehan and Frank Butler will give a presentation on a trip they took to Texas to photograph the eclipse of April 8th 2024.

Presentations by club members Christine Taylor and Tony Waldron
2024-05-20 20:00 - 22:00 | Slip Hall Celbridge
Club members Christine Taylor and Tony Waldron will each present a selection of their work.
Christine will show some photographs from her trip to Australia, while Tony will present a selection of his images including landscapes, portraits, macro shots and some composites.

Photography trip to Iceland (our experience)
2024-09-23 20:00 - 22:00 | Slip Hall Celbridge
Hints, tips and plenty of photos from two first hand experiences travelling to Iceland for photography. The first will be by Blanchardstown Camera Club member Mary Greene who organized a group trip to Iceland earlier this year, and the second will be by CCC club members Paul Johnston and Paul Murtagh who did a similar trip on a budget. Not to be missed.

Presentation by Mark Taylor EFIAP/d2, LIPF, M.APS
2024-09-30 20:00 - 22:00 | Slip Hall Celbridge
We are delighted to welcome Mark Taylor EFIAP/d2, LIPF, M.APS from Malahide Camera Club to take us through his photographic journey so far and to show us a selection of his work. Mark is a very accomplished photographer who has spent the last 10 years or so entering many different FIAP competitions, reaching the penultimate grade (EFIAP/d2), of a 9-level system along the way. He hopes to achieve the final level (/d3) next year. Portraiture is his favourite genre, but he also has a large collection of images from other genres including nature and street.
It promises to be a very entertaining and insightful evening.

Presentation by Paul Johnston on Australia
2025-03-24 20:00 - 22:00 | Slip Hall Celbridge

Travel photography with Henry and Tom
2025-03-31 20:00 - 22:00 | Slip Hall Celbridge
Club members Henry Bauress and Tom Byrne will show photographs from recent trips to Asia (Malaysia and Vietnam).

Presentation by Turlough O'Reilly
2025-05-12 20:00 - 22:00 | Slip Hall Celbridge
Club member Turlough O’Reilly will give a presentation of his work. Turlough has won the club’s Advanced POTY trophy for the past 3 seasons, so this is sure to be a good evening.

Presentation by Damien Dempsey
2025-05-19 20:00 - 22:00 | Slip Hall Celbridge
We are delighted to welcome photographer Damien Dempsey (https://www.instagram.com/damod69/) to present some of his work to the club.

Opening Night - Welcome back
2025-09-08 20:00 - 22:00 | Slip Hall Celbridge
Welcome from the Committee & Education Team presentation.
There will be a mini exhibition of members images from our 40th year shop windows display.
Don’t forget to bring your camera as there will be a Photo Studio to take some fun portraits, or if you want to be the model, bring some props and ‘Strike That Pose’.
Light refreshments available.

Sports photography presentation by Christine Taylor and George Pacini
2025-09-15 20:00 - 22:00 | Slip Hall Celbridge
Club members Christine Taylor and George Pacini will give us the tips and tricks to take those great action shots.
They will also show us how to edit the shot to get that ‘wow’ factor!

Presentation by Alex McLean Wildlife Photographer
2025-09-22 20:00 - 22:00 | Slip Hall Celbridge
Alex is an Aussie living in Europe, he is a Nature & photographic guide. Alex is also a Director of Global Rewilding Alliance and holds many photographic qualifications, FGASA Level 1, AFIAP, LIPF.

Presentation on ‘Panels’ by Turlough O’Reilly followed by a practical table-top session
2025-09-29 20:00 - 22:00 | Slip Hall Celbridge
All members will be broken into small groups, where each group will be given a selection of images to create a ‘Panel’. Guaranteed to be a fun and informative night.

Presentation by Helen Hanafin
2025-10-13 20:00 - 22:00 | Slip Hall Celbridge
Helen will be giving our club a presentation on Minimalist Photography, exploring how to identify compelling subjects, process images effectively, and maintain simplicity without overdoing it.

AV night
2025-10-20 20:00 - 22:00 | Slip Hall Celbridge
Club member Michael Linehan will give a quick overview of what AV sequences are, will give a short demonstration of one of the software programs used to create AVs and this will be followed by showing a selection of AVs from the recent IFP National AV Championships as well as some from club members.

InterClub Night
2025-11-03 20:00 - 22:00 | Slip Hall Celbridge
InterClub Night:

Members Showcase
InterClub Showcase

This will be a great opportunity to meet members from another Camera Club. 6 members of Celbridge Club will each present 3 of their favourite photographs and 6 members of Clondalkin Camera Club will each present 3 their favourite photographs. This is a great way of seeing the images other photographers are taking and the different styles of photography.

Photoshop editing followed by Deirdre Beaugie
2025-11-17 20:00 - 22:00 | Slip Hall Celbridge
There will be a short step by step photoshop tutorial on how the tutor edits their photograph.
This will be followed by a presentation by club member Deirdre Beaugie entitled ‘My Photography’. Deirdre has a varied interest in photography and we are guaranteed to see some wonderful images.

Presentation by Brenda Sheridan
2025-11-24 20:00 - 22:00 | Slip Hall Celbridge
Brenda is an accomplished Nature photographer who has a wide range of beautiful images from as near as the wildlife in the Dodder to as far away as the Birds of Costa Rica.
